FE Volume 173 Issue 10

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Firefighter applying exterior stream on structure

Words Have Different Meanings: Then and Now in the Fire Service

Science plays an important role in helping us understand the evolving fireground. Firefighters would be wise to consider the modern fire science studies and to understand the meanings of their words in their proper context, writes Nick Salameh.
Firefighter Training
Fire trucks

Pitzen Road Fire: Water Supply Challenge

Rudy Horist describes the challenges of achieving and maintaining a water supply at a residential, balloon-frame structure, in a nonhydranted area and how the water…
Firefighting
Trey Young

Rapid Intervention Team: Is Your Commitment Sufficient?

Trey Young relates how a 2011 line-of-duty death spurred the Asheville (NC) Fire Department to create a new RIT model.
Firefighting
Speeding ambulance

Dump the ‘D’

Celebrate the personal growth that may follow on the heels of adversities you witness or encounter, writes Kate Dernocoeur.
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Roadway Incident Operations: What Is the Right Helmet for the Job?

Brady Robinette shares research on how a helmet must be designed and constructed to protect the heads of responders working at roadway incidents.
Technical RescueVehicle Extrication
Fire instructor talking to firefighters

Motivate and Inspire for Success!

You must develop volunteers to “buy in” to the organization’s mission, vision, and values. John M. Buckman III on bringing out the best in your…
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting
Check out some profiles of fire equipment and gear features in our October 2020 issue, including this Lake Assault Boat delivery to the San Bernardino County (CA) Fire District Lake Assault boat

Products/Services/Media: October 2020

Check out some profiles of fire equipment and gear features in our October 2020 issue, including this Lake Assault Boat delivery to the San Bernardino…
Firefighting Equipment

Apparatus Deliveries: October 2020

Check out some new apparatus deliveries from our October issue, including this new Ferrara pumper for the Beaver Dam-Littlefield (AZ) Fire District.
Fire Apparatus
Bobby Halton

The Lesson Has Been Learned, Demonstrated, and Respected

Our fellow Americans don’t care what firefighters look like when we show up. They want us to be effective in solving the problem, writes Bobby…
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting
Raging structure fire

Suburban Engine Company: Mission-Essential Tasks for Fireground Success

Jerry Knapp explains how to adapt evaluation tools used by the military to prepare for success on the fireground.
Firefighter ToolsFirefighting Equipment
Firefighters work at the scene of a fire in Waterbury, Connecticut

FE Volume 173 Issue 10

This issue has firefighter training articles by Trey Yong, Brady Robinette, Rudy Horist, Jerry Knapp, and more.
Issues
Firehouse pumpkins

Letters to the Editor: October 2020

Read a letter to the editor from our October 2020 magazine and see Paul Combs's regular editorial cartoon.
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

Let No Man’s Ghost

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Firefighter ToolsFirefighting Equipment

Main Street USA: Preplanning Your First-Due Response

10.01.2020
Firefighting

It’s NOT Just Another Vehicle Fire!

10.01.2020
Technical RescueVehicle Extrication